Courting Art Artwork finds a new home in One Montgomery Plaza

Courting Art Artwork finds a new home in One Montgomery Plaza

By Denise S. Vicario, Esq., Executive Director

The amazing artwork from the brilliant Courting Art program has found a new home in One Montgomery Plaza! You may recall that Courting Art was an initiative of the now Pro Bono, Access to Justice and Community Service Committee of the Montgomery Bar Association under the leadership of then Committee Chairs The Honorable Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio and Melissa Boyd, Esq., that engaged members of Montgomery County’s legal community and community partners to provide a forum for local artists to create a series of juried, volunteer art initiatives to promote a more visitor-friendly Montgomery County Court space. As the demolition phase of the massive Justice Center construction and Courthouse renovation project commenced, the artwork was meticulously packaged by Montgomery County Court Services and safely stored in the Montgomery Bar Association archives. Once the temporary Family Court Division Courtrooms opened on the ninth and tenth floors of One Montgomery Plaza, The Honorable Daniel Clifford had the brilliant suggestion to give the artwork a new home in this highly utilized area. A heartfelt thank you to Carol Dillon, Alvina Klass, MaryAnn Branca, and Laurie Sacerdote in Montgomery County Court Services for safely packaging and unpackaging the artwork, and to Sergio Salvi of Montgomery County Building Services for transporting and artfully placing the beautiful pieces throughout the Court space on the ninth and tenth floors of One Montgomery Plaza. As Laurie Sacerdote, Deputy Court Administrator for Court and Fiscal Services, said: “The artwork reflects the talent of Montgomery County and brings life to the walls they adorn. Sergio Salvi did a fabulous job in arranging the artwork so that it not only looks great, but there is continuity to its placement.” Indeed, the Courting Art continues to charm those that have the fortunate opportunity to view it.